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parasitic
adjective
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- C
- Contains
- ARASITI
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
pæ.ɹəˈsɪt.ɪk
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
“a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses”
adjective
of or pertaining to epenthesis
adjective
relating to or caused by parasites
“parasitic infection”
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Example Sentences
a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
parasitic vines that strangle the trees
bloodsucking blackmailer
his indolent leechlike existence
parasitic infection
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